Increased CD44 expression in primary meningioma: its clinical significance and association with peritumoral brain edema

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OBJECTIVE CD44 is a major cell surface receptor involved in cell adhesion and migration. The overexpression of CD44 is a poor prognostic factor in many neoplasms, including meningiomas. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between CD44 gene expression and clinical signatures of primary meningiomas. METHODS CD44 gene expression was quantitatively evaluated by snap freezing tumor tissues obtained from 106 patients with primary meningioma. The relationships between CD44 expression and clinical signatures of meningiomas, including histological malignancy, tumor volume, and peritumoral brain edema (PTBE), were analyzed. PTBE was assessed using the Steinhoff classification (SC) system (from SC 0 to SC III). RESULTS CD44 gene expression in WHO grade 2 and 3 meningiomas was significantly higher than that in grade 1 meningiomas. In addition, CD44 expression increased with the severity of PTBE. Particularly, among the grade 1 meningiomas or small-sized tumors (maximum tumor diameter < 43 mm), CD44 expression in tumors with severe PTBE (SC II or III) was significantly higher than that in tumors without or with mild PTBE (SC 0 or I). Multivariate logistic regression analysis also revealed that overexpression of CD44 was an independent significant factor of severe PTBE development in primary meningiomas. CONCLUSIONS In addition to tumor cell aggressiveness, CD44 expression promotes the development of PTBE in meningioma. Since PTBE is a strong factor of tumor-related epilepsy or cognitive dysfunction in patients with meningioma, CD44 is thus a potential therapeutic target in meningioma with PTBE.

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Sawaya, R., Yamaguchi, S., Ishi, Y., Okamoto, M., Echizenya, S., Motegi, H., … Fujimura, M. (2024). Increased CD44 expression in primary meningioma: its clinical significance and association with peritumoral brain edema. Journal of Neurosurgery, 141(1), 100–107. https://doi.org/10.3171/2023.11.JNS231884

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